Musk defends data centers and criticizes European regulation at G20 meeting

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Elon Musk defended the expansion of data centers and warned that strict European-style regulation could slow AI innovation. He argued that AI development needs more compute capacity and that data centers remain essential infrastructure for the sector. He also called for a lighter regulatory approach, saying new technologies should be presumed legal by default. The article places his comments in the context of broader debates about AI oversight, recent security incidents involving AI platforms, and pressure for new rules in the United States and Europe.

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